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February 2, 2007
Using Reference Search With Lexicons
One feature I use frequently is right-click reference searching within a lexicon (specifically, within BDAG). I typically keylink into BDAG and note the sense under discussion, usually by a reference citation (which in my setup is highlighted by the Active Bible Reference visual filter, which maybe I'll blog about in the future). From there, I right-click on the reference and search the active resource for more instances of that reference.
In lexicons, this generates a list of all articles that contain a direct citation of that reference, which can come in handy when working through a reference. Since this is hard to convey in writing, I made a video.
Oh, yeah. This works for
Or a Josephus reference. Or a Philo reference. In any resource. At any time.
How cool is that?!
- Video: Flash, with sound, 1:59, 3.6 MB.
Posted by Rick Brannan at February 2, 2007 6:00 AM
Comments
Rick, Thanks for this tip. Amazing how something minor can give "major" help.
God bless,
Joan
Posted by: Joan Korte at February 2, 2007 1:31 PM
Thanks, Joan! Glad the tip helps.
Posted by: Rick Brannan at February 2, 2007 1:49 PM
Right clicking sure opens wonderful possibilities.
BUT, as a codger, here is a bit of rain for the parade. I find ^R, which opens the Reference Browser opens possibilities equally wonder-filled for my work with BHS and Nestle-Aland. I have Defined Collections of lexica and grammars for each and simply enter the book, chapter and verse.
FURTHERMORE, I find this to be a more useful route for most of my needs than the Word Study option. Different strokes for different folks, I guess.
Posted by: Steve Maling at February 3, 2007 11:04 AM
I found the Active Bible Reference visual filter (that you said you might write about some other time) the most helpful thing! A little bit of experimenting, and a nice highlighted reference in BDAG. I can't tell you how many times I've had to read all through the BDAG entry to try and find if there is a particular reference to the passage I am studying. Now it's highlighted for me instantly!
Posted by: Andrew Nugteren at February 4, 2007 4:48 PM
Thanks Rick for this tip. I just discovered the Active Bible Reference visual filter, and boy is it a help! Keep up the good work, it is a real blessing to us all.
Posted by: Clifford B. Kvidahl at February 5, 2007 12:26 AM